Documentaries
Discoverthehistoryofdancestyles
andwitnesstheimpactofdanceon
cultureandsociety.
InCubaThey’reStillDancing&Routesdoublebill
Sun24May I 16.15 I £4.90(£3.30)
Aninterestingdoublebillofdocumentarieslookingatdanceandhowitaffectssocietiesand
cultures.BarbaraOrton,ProducerofInCubaThey’reStillDancingandAlexReuben,Director
ofRoutes,willbeatthescreeningtointroduceandgiveaQ&Aafter.
In CubaThey’re Still Dancing
1994,UK,37mins (PG) DirectedbyRichardDownes
TherearetwothingsveryclosetoGlaswegianAgnesMcLean’s
heart–LatinAmericandancingandSocialism.Wegowithherfromher
localsequencedanceclassinthePollockCentre,Glasgow,tothe
TropicananightclubinHavana.InherquestfortherootsoftheRumba,
AgnesmeetsthepeopleofCubaandfindsmanykindredspirits.
Routes
2007,UK,48mins (PG) DirectedbyAlexReuben
RoutesisaroadmoviethroughthedanceandmusicoftheAmerican
DeepSouth.InspiredbyHarrySmith’sAnthologyofAmericanFolkMusic
(andevocativeofMayaDeren’sseminalMeshesOfTheAfternoon),Alex
Reuben’sfilmoffersanidiosyncraticdocumentationoflesser-known
formsofAmericanculture,andtheextraordinarydancingAmericansof
theDeepSouth.FromNorthCarolinatotheHolyGrailofhischildhood
hero,FatsDomino,andtheJazzofNewOrleans.
TheRock:SuperDynamiteSoul
Sun24May I19.00 I £6.50(£4.90)
2007,USA,47mins (PG) DirectedbyKenSwift&MikeToth
ThistellsthestoryofthebirthoftheVIIGemsRockDanceDivisionandtheir
infamous2004runofbattlesandpartiesattheclubBrooklynSole.Thefilm
containsoriginalperformancesandtestimoniesfrompioneerdancemembers
oftheVIIGemsRockDivisionwhohavemorethan30yearsexperienceintheir
respecteddancestyles.“Rock,”alsoknownas“Rocking,”“BrooklynRock,”or
“Uprock”isauniquedancewithoriginsinNewYorkCity,primarilytheborough
ofBrooklyn.Untilnowithasbeenoneoftheleastunderstoodandresearched
dancestocomeoutofNewYorkCity.Thisfilmisatributetoallthedancers
frombackinthedaysinNYCwhommostpeoplemayneverhearabout.
KenSwiftandBurnOneforVIIGemsRockDivisionwillbeintroducingthefilm
andwillgiveaQ&Asessionafter.
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